Yamnaya Lecture by Colin Renfrew
Among the earliest evidence of Cannabis cultivation comes from sites on the Western Steppe associated with tthe Yamnaya culture (3300–2600 BCE). Recent studies indicate the Yamnaya are also the strongest […]
Category Archives: landraces
Endangered Cannabis Landraces: An Overview
A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa subsp. indica) domesticates and their wild relatives is an essential new study from John McPartland and Ernest Small, published April 2020. Since […]
Indicas, Afghanicas, & the Species Controversy in Cannabis
NOTE: A week or so before I posted this to the blog, John McPartland and Ernest Small’s new taxonomy for Cannabis was published without my having realized. It’s essential reading. […]
‘Curious About Cannabis’ Landrace Interview on Youtube
The full deep dive into landraces with the excellent Jason of Curious About Cannabis is now up at Youtube. NOTE: In passing, I inadvertently misrepresent the Schultes taxonomy as it […]
Landrace Podcast with Angus on ‘Curious About Cannabis’
The full near-3-hour chat Angus had with Jason for the Curious About Cannabis podcast is now out on Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Landraces were what […]
The Real Seed Company Interview
First of all, thank you very much Angus for granting this interview to Grassyou and giving us the opportunity to meet The Real Seed Company. 1-Let’s start at the beginning. […]
Angus talks landraces on The Adam Dunn Show
The interview starts around 2 hours in, which was 7:30 am my time—an early start. But we managed to cover the Hindu Kush, Himalaya, Thailand, and Laos in an hour. […]
Landraces: Myth-Busting Wild Cannabis and Traditional Strains
Oh dear… I just had a look at the first pages of Google for ‘cannabis landraces’. What an apocalyptic tidal wave of nonsense. Landraces are getting hit by as much […]
Further Stoned Ramblings on Charas
A couple of responses to the recent post about charas have objected that it’s unreasonably harsh on Clarke and Merlin or even misrepresents what they wrote. So I’ve made a […]
Charas or Hashish? The Straight Dope on Old-School Cannabis Resin
Charas! What is it? Where does it come from? Ask most Western experts and aficionados and the answer you’ll get is that it’s hand-rubbed cannabis resin from the Indian and […]
The Real Seed Company: The Honest Online Source for Cannabis Landraces Est. 2007 